Dan Rafael of espn.com is reporting that hot shot Middleweight prospect David Lemieux will take on former multiple time world title challenger Marco Antonio Rubio in a WBC Middleweight eliminator on April 8 in Montreal in a bout that will be carried by ESPN 2.
“David Lemieux has defeated each and every one of the opponents put in front of him since the start of his career in thrilling fashion,” said Yvon Michel said. “In Rubio, he will face veteran warrior, himself a KO specialist who is at his physical peak at 30 years of age. I have no doubt that our young protégé will shine brighter than ever and show the entire world what all the hype is about.”
“I am thrilled with this news and very excited about all the possibilities that are waiting for me after I win this fight,” Lemieux said. “I know that it is now up to me alone to pass this test and enter the next chapter of my career. Rubio has a ton of experience and they tell me that he packs a hard punch, but now we’ll see if he can take one, too.”
Also Friday, Canadian promoter InterBox won a WBC purse bid for the light heavyweight title elimination fight between former titleholder Adrian Diaconu (27-2-0, 15 KO), 32, a native of Romania based in Montreal, and Chris Henry (25-2-0, 20 KO), 29, of Houston.
“We are very happy to have won the bid,” Jean Bedard of InterBox said. “We tried hard to come to terms with Team Henry during the free negotiation period but it all collapsed right before the bid. Maybe they believed this fight was worth more than what we originally offered them. This is an extremely important fight for Adrian, so we will be busy over the next few weeks studying where to best place this fight.”
